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tonight, medicare. ever since mitt romney selected paul ryan as his running mate two weeks ago, medicare has become a subject of hot debate on the campaign trail. to a large extent that's because ryan-- as chairman of the house budget committee-- has proposed a big change to medicare over time. he wants it to eventually move to a system where some beneficiaries would receive fixed payments to buy an insurance plan. romney has not embraced the full ryan plan but has signed onto that concept. >> when there are big issues that come up, like how do we save medicare, instead of doing this man said, "yeah, we'll get it back." this man said i'm going to find democrats to work with, found a democrat to co-lead a piece of legislation to make sure that we can save medicare. >> woodruff: new polling out today shows romney's support for ryan's idea could be giving president obama an edge in some key swing states. the quinnipiac university, the "new york times," and cbs news found in a joint poll that more voters in
tonight, medicare. ever since mitt romney selected paul ryan as his running mate two weeks ago, medicare has become a subject of hot debate on the campaign trail. to a large extent that's because ryan-- as chairman of the house budget committee-- has proposed a big change to medicare over time. he wants it to eventually move to a system where some beneficiaries would receive fixed payments to buy an insurance plan. romney has not embraced the full ryan plan but has signed onto that concept....
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we didn't cut medicare-- of course we don't have medicare-- but we didn't cut medicare by $716 billion. we didn't put in place a board that will tell people ultimately what treatments they can receive. we didn't also do something that i think a number of people across this country recognized which is put people in a position where they're going to lose the insurance they had and they wanted. right now, the c.b.o. says up to 20 million people will lose their insurance as obamacare goes into effect next year. and likewise, a study by makinsy and company of american businesses said 30% of them are anticipating dropping people from coverage. for those reasons, for the tax, for medicare, if this board and people losing their insurance, this is where the american people don't want obamacare. it's why republicans said don't do this. the republicans had a plan. they put a plan out. a bipartisan plan. it was swept aside. i think something this big, this important has to be done on a bipartisan base, and we have to have a president who can reach across the aisle and fashion important legislation
we didn't cut medicare-- of course we don't have medicare-- but we didn't cut medicare by $716 billion. we didn't put in place a board that will tell people ultimately what treatments they can receive. we didn't also do something that i think a number of people across this country recognized which is put people in a position where they're going to lose the insurance they had and they wanted. right now, the c.b.o. says up to 20 million people will lose their insurance as obamacare goes into...
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as we know it, medicare as we know it ends in 12 years. that's not allen west, that is the actuaries and trustees of medicare and social security saying those things. >> reporter: the issue of the ryan plan, while a flashpoint now in florida, has been years in the making in washington. it was back in 2008 when ryan first proposed it as a way to curb spending. since then? a number of bi-partisan efforts to tackle the debt have failed. last spring, president obama took the issues of medicare and debt to the stage in washington. >> i will not allow medicare to become a voucher program that leaves seniors at the mercy of the insurance industry; with shrinking benefits to pay rising costs. >> reporter: with ryan in the front row mr. obama laid bare the agenda for a political season that hadn't yet arrived. in the primaries, former governor mitt romney said he fully supported the ryan plan, but he has since backed away from a complete endorsement. >> people become concerned. no changes for current retirees >> reporter: meanwhile, democrats acros
as we know it, medicare as we know it ends in 12 years. that's not allen west, that is the actuaries and trustees of medicare and social security saying those things. >> reporter: the issue of the ryan plan, while a flashpoint now in florida, has been years in the making in washington. it was back in 2008 when ryan first proposed it as a way to curb spending. since then? a number of bi-partisan efforts to tackle the debt have failed. last spring, president obama took the issues of...
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americans have worked for their medicare, they've paid for their medicare. and whether you are 65 or 55 or 45 or 35, you have earned your medicare. [applause] americans deserve the security medicare provides. president obama will strengthen and protect medicare. he already has. and democrats will make the tough choices, the right choices to reduce the deficit and preserve medicare for this neration and for the next. the democratic women of the house know that a secure retirement moves america forward.çç [crowd cheering] >> just about 30 women democratic members of the house of representatives coming together on the stage in force, just the sheer number of themselves a lot about this party. the reverend jesse jackson. >> those congress women who have legitimate position of power, giving them a chance to perform. olympiads and congress people. >> we saw the olympic last week. >> and title 9, by the way. >> let me ask you a trouble making question. i remember the scene of you four years ago on election night, tears in your eyes. none of the wall street peop
americans have worked for their medicare, they've paid for their medicare. and whether you are 65 or 55 or 45 or 35, you have earned your medicare. [applause] americans deserve the security medicare provides. president obama will strengthen and protect medicare. he already has. and democrats will make the tough choices, the right choices to reduce the deficit and preserve medicare for this neration and for the next. the democratic women of the house know that a secure retirement moves america...
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didn't get the medicare. but the chief biden-obama vulnerability is still tlk, the lack of a positive agenda. so you saw both vulnerabilities. >> that is what i wanted to ask both of you. if you think one or the other got the better of more arguments or less or it was a draw? i mean how did you see it on the just the sum total of the arguments that they were making? >>. >> probably belying my own biaseses with. >> woodruff: that is why we have you here. >> and mr. bias, i thought biden, i thought biden had a bigger task to perform tonight and i thought he did it. ryan's job was certainly not to lose momentum from last week and i think what was fascinating to me was that biden when asked of romney a lot more ferrociously and aggressively than ryan went after president obama, until the very end. >> woodruff: . >> ifill: in the foreign policy section, on which there was a lot. he did say more than once it was devastating shall and the unraveling of u.s. foreign policy. so he yearly was going after the obama admi
didn't get the medicare. but the chief biden-obama vulnerability is still tlk, the lack of a positive agenda. so you saw both vulnerabilities. >> that is what i wanted to ask both of you. if you think one or the other got the better of more arguments or less or it was a draw? i mean how did you see it on the just the sum total of the arguments that they were making? >>. >> probably belying my own biaseses with. >> woodruff: that is why we have you here. >> and mr....
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and our ability to fund medicare is in doubt. tens of millions of americans still don't have medical insurance. and the nation faces challenges around the world -- from the middle east to china. later in the broadcast jeffrey brown of the pbs newshour will look at some critical issues all but been ignored during the campaign. frontline will examine key moments that shaped both candidates' lives when they were young men. political journalists and authors will join gwen ifill on the "washington week" set to discuss how the presidency has transformed many of the men who have won it. and jeff greenfield of "need to know" will weigh in on this question: how can we predict which candidates will become successful presidents? but we begin with a look at the most pressing problems facing the nation today, and how the candidates plan to remedy them. after all, the election is a fundamental a clash of ideas. and no matter who is elected tuesday, those problems are not about to go away soon. judy woodfruff of the pbs newshour kicks off our c
and our ability to fund medicare is in doubt. tens of millions of americans still don't have medical insurance. and the nation faces challenges around the world -- from the middle east to china. later in the broadcast jeffrey brown of the pbs newshour will look at some critical issues all but been ignored during the campaign. frontline will examine key moments that shaped both candidates' lives when they were young men. political journalists and authors will join gwen ifill on the...
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the republican ticket will "preserve and protect medicare." and in an interview sunday with cbs news' "60 minutes", he insisted his campaign would not be based on the ryan budget. >> well, i have my budget plan, as you know, that i've... i've put out, and that's the budget plan that we're going to run on. >> holman: still, in durham, north carolina, vice-president joe biden made it clear the budget issue is going to be front and center for democrats. >> no distinction between what the republican congress has been proposing the last two years-- actually, the last four years-- and what governor romney wants to do. so let's cut through all this-- we're running against... or they're running on what the republican congress has been proposing for the past four years. >> holman: and in council bluffs, iowa, president obama charged ryan and other republicans have blocked congressional action on a number of fronts, including drought relief for farmers. >> i'm told governor romney's new running mate, paul ryan, might be around iowa these next few days.
the republican ticket will "preserve and protect medicare." and in an interview sunday with cbs news' "60 minutes", he insisted his campaign would not be based on the ryan budget. >> well, i have my budget plan, as you know, that i've... i've put out, and that's the budget plan that we're going to run on. >> holman: still, in durham, north carolina, vice-president joe biden made it clear the budget issue is going to be front and center for democrats. >> no...
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so, president obama and the democrats didn't weaken medicare, they strengthened medicare. now when congressman ryan looked in to that tv camera and attacked president obama's medicare savings as, quote, the biggest coldest power play, i didn't know whether to laugh or cry. because that $760 million is exactly who these dollars, the same amount of medicare savings that he had in his own budget. you got to get one thing it takes some brass to attack a guy for doing what you did. [ applause ] this is getting serious i want you to listen. it's important. a lot of people believe this stuff. now at least on this issue, this one issue, governor romney has been consistent. he attacked president obama, too. but he actually wants to repeal those savings and give the money back to the insurance companies. he wants to go back to the old system which means we reopen the donut hole and force seniors to pay more for drugs. and we'll reduce the life of the medicare trust fund by eight full years. so, if he's elected and if he does what he promised to do, medicare will now go broke in 2016
so, president obama and the democrats didn't weaken medicare, they strengthened medicare. now when congressman ryan looked in to that tv camera and attacked president obama's medicare savings as, quote, the biggest coldest power play, i didn't know whether to laugh or cry. because that $760 million is exactly who these dollars, the same amount of medicare savings that he had in his own budget. you got to get one thing it takes some brass to attack a guy for doing what you did. [ applause ] this...
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obama's health care overhaul would wreck medicare. >> he took $716 billion from the medicare program and spent it on obamacare. do you think raiding medicare to pay for obamacare is an achievement? do you think dropping medicare patients is an achievement? neither do we. >> woodruff: that's the same message the campaign is delivering in its first health care attack ad since the supreme court upheld the president's federal mandate in june. >> some think obamacare is the same as free health care but nothing is free. obama is raiding $716 billion from medicare changing the program forever-- taxing wheelchairs and pacemakers, >> woodruff: the president's campaign also released a new tv ad today, but focused on the issue of public education. >> but mitt romney says class sizes don't matter. and he support's paul ryan's budget that could cut education by 20%. >> you can't do this by shoving 25, 30 people in a class and teaching to a test. >> woodruff: mr. obama carried his education message west to nevada where he told a packed high school gymnasium that governor romney didn't understand t
obama's health care overhaul would wreck medicare. >> he took $716 billion from the medicare program and spent it on obamacare. do you think raiding medicare to pay for obamacare is an achievement? do you think dropping medicare patients is an achievement? neither do we. >> woodruff: that's the same message the campaign is delivering in its first health care attack ad since the supreme court upheld the president's federal mandate in june. >> some think obamacare is the same as...
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now paul ryan, medicare, romney's taxes. as long as the focus is on romney, it creates doubts about him. as long as he's been unable to ingratiate himself with the american public and to be accepted by them, even though the president isn't doing great as susan suggests, president obama has a better chance. >> ifill: why then if today's distraction provided a... frames this question for me. we spent the last week arguing about' medicare which usually isn't the kind of thing that allows to define the other guy necessarily especially when this seems to be a stand-off over who is going to... >> it's interesting. republicans have taken this head on and tried to take the offensive in medicare which we usually think of as a democrat issue. we had to do that with the pick of paul ryan as a running mate because he has a specific plan on medicare that they felt they had to defend and explain. they did succeed in putting the white house, president obama, a little on the defensive over what the affordable care act does to medicare. to t
now paul ryan, medicare, romney's taxes. as long as the focus is on romney, it creates doubts about him. as long as he's been unable to ingratiate himself with the american public and to be accepted by them, even though the president isn't doing great as susan suggests, president obama has a better chance. >> ifill: why then if today's distraction provided a... frames this question for me. we spent the last week arguing about' medicare which usually isn't the kind of thing that allows to...
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ryan is a leading voice for medicare reform. darren gersh takes a closer look at ryan's bold idea. >> reporter: paul ryan's medicare plan basically sends checks to seniors so they can choose their own health insurance. in addition to being patients, the goal is to make them better consumers, too. >> the central idea is to give health plans and, of course, the providers, doctors and hospitals and others, a relatively fixed budget for the year, so that they know that instead of just prescribing more tests, doing more things, that instead, they have to find the best way to treat the patient in the most efficient manner. >> reporter: the critical question is how the payments seniors get from the government, called "premium support," changes over time. critics say the ryan plan's premium support will leave seniors short. >> because it doesn't keep up with health care costs, the difference-- that's going to be made up through higher co-pays, higher deductibles that seniors are going to have to pay. >> reporter: seniors will come out a
ryan is a leading voice for medicare reform. darren gersh takes a closer look at ryan's bold idea. >> reporter: paul ryan's medicare plan basically sends checks to seniors so they can choose their own health insurance. in addition to being patients, the goal is to make them better consumers, too. >> the central idea is to give health plans and, of course, the providers, doctors and hospitals and others, a relatively fixed budget for the year, so that they know that instead of just...
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medicare then you are stuck with the weight of medicare and get no real benefit from being a guy who takes on the tough issues. >> i think come friday, even though they will make the argument in all of these meetings and all that we love to talk about medicare and this could be a winning issue for us and do all of this and this is a great way to show the side of us we can do it come friday they want to talk about the economy and jobs. paul ryan on the ticket, even though he has done medicare that's what they want to talk about and if they are not talking about that is a big problem for the campaign. >> rose: everybody says the election is about the future so they can make their pitch on economy and the jobs is about the future by arguing that this real estate had an opportunity and couldn't fix it and they have a plan so their plan is about the future? >> but it is much less to do with the actual plan, there are elements of the plan oh i need to know all the details of the plan. >> rose: it is what. >> the american public has a sense one this pie gets what the problem is and two he i
medicare then you are stuck with the weight of medicare and get no real benefit from being a guy who takes on the tough issues. >> i think come friday, even though they will make the argument in all of these meetings and all that we love to talk about medicare and this could be a winning issue for us and do all of this and this is a great way to show the side of us we can do it come friday they want to talk about the economy and jobs. paul ryan on the ticket, even though he has done...
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anybody that tells a medicare patient today medicare won't change, everything is going to be just the same five years from now is telling them an untruth. it is a fiscal impossibility for us -- >> rose: have you seen a reasonable proposal for cutting entitle its, entitlements from the administration. >> no never. >> do you think the proposal from ryan is reasonable? >> it is reasonable to send us on the way to getting healthy, i think it takes too long, but, yes, i would vote for it. > the sooner we solve this problem the more economic growth there is going to be. in other words, if you want -- what i hope for our country is what i saw growing up, a vibrant economically bountifully country that is rewarding risk taking, rewarding hard work, rewarding productivity and it doesn't matter from which class you came, you can come and you can grow. >> rose: there are 100 united states senators, how many senators would say, i am prepared to do everything, most of the stuff that coburn recommends? >> ten. >> rose: ten? >> yes. >> democrats or republicans. >> ten republicans. >> rose: ten repub
anybody that tells a medicare patient today medicare won't change, everything is going to be just the same five years from now is telling them an untruth. it is a fiscal impossibility for us -- >> rose: have you seen a reasonable proposal for cutting entitle its, entitlements from the administration. >> no never. >> do you think the proposal from ryan is reasonable? >> it is reasonable to send us on the way to getting healthy, i think it takes too long, but, yes, i would...
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mitt romney and congressman ryan want to take away the promise that makes medicare medicare. they want to give seniors a voucher that cap what is medicare will cover and then tell our seniors they're on their own for what's left that would cost our seniors thousands of dollars every year and if they don't have the money it could cost our seniors their lives. but that didn't stop romney and ryan from telling the american people that their plan won't hurt seniors. the fact is, it will. and president obama's plan will protect medicare and protect our seniors. (cheers and applause) facts are stubborn things! (applause) now, when congressman ryan got his turn he blamed president obama for an auto plant that closed under president george w. bush. remember him? here is the fact, congressman ryan: when president obama took office in january of 2009 the chrysler plant in belvedere, illinois, employed just 200 people. and today because president obama saved the auto industry that same chrysler plant is employing more than 4,000 american workers! (cheers and applause) now, there's somet
mitt romney and congressman ryan want to take away the promise that makes medicare medicare. they want to give seniors a voucher that cap what is medicare will cover and then tell our seniors they're on their own for what's left that would cost our seniors thousands of dollars every year and if they don't have the money it could cost our seniors their lives. but that didn't stop romney and ryan from telling the american people that their plan won't hurt seniors. the fact is, it will. and...
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i have strengthened medicare. i have made reforms that have saved millions of seniors with medicare hundreds of dollars on their prescription drugs. i've proposed reforms that will save medicare money by getting rid of wasteful spending in the health care system, reforms that will not touch your medicare benefits, not by a dime. >> ifill: the obama campaign's web response said romney and ryan would end medicare as we know it. but this is far from the first time campaign rhetoric has run hot in a national campaign. in 1988, bob dole accused felloe republican george h.w. bush of twisting his words. >> stop lying about my record! >> ifill: but today's broadsides between the romney and obama camps are landing especially early with nearly three months still left before election day. so, has the campaign really gotten meaner? and will the tough talk affect how voters decide in november? we turn to two experienced political strategists: mo elleithee, who worked for democrat hillary clinton's 2008 presidential bid, and ri
i have strengthened medicare. i have made reforms that have saved millions of seniors with medicare hundreds of dollars on their prescription drugs. i've proposed reforms that will save medicare money by getting rid of wasteful spending in the health care system, reforms that will not touch your medicare benefits, not by a dime. >> ifill: the obama campaign's web response said romney and ryan would end medicare as we know it. but this is far from the first time campaign rhetoric has run...
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, what about thinking about the gaps in medicare? it's a good program if there's no coverage for hearing aids, hearing aids batteries, dental care, dentures. these are real needs for seniors. so these programs can be adjusted by improveing the efficiencies of the programs but maybe bringing home some revenue not going back to the old mantra of let's cut, cut, cut. >> woodruff: we hear you and i know those are arguments you've bullpen making all over washington. max ritchman, thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> woodruff: and we'll have different perspectives in the coming days. online we have a report from our partners at kaiser health news on how the fiscal cliff could affect health care for the military and for medicare patients. >> brown: next, a potential crisis of a different kind, one that has new urgency after hurricane sandy and that also involves federal spending: rising sea levels. today, new york city mayor michael bloomberg announced a new long-term initiative to protect the city from future natural disasters. he c
, what about thinking about the gaps in medicare? it's a good program if there's no coverage for hearing aids, hearing aids batteries, dental care, dentures. these are real needs for seniors. so these programs can be adjusted by improveing the efficiencies of the programs but maybe bringing home some revenue not going back to the old mantra of let's cut, cut, cut. >> woodruff: we hear you and i know those are arguments you've bullpen making all over washington. max ritchman, thank you so...
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medicare is on the ballot. democrats will preserve and strengthen medicare. republicans will end the medicare guarantee. it's just plain wrong. when you go to the polls, vote for medicare. vote for president obama. social security is on the ballot. democrats enacted it. democrats will fight to preserve it. some republicans want to replace the guarantee of social security with a gamble of private accounts. it's just plain wrong. when you go to the polls, vote for social security. vote for president barak obama. and the hard fought rights of women are on the ballot. democrats trust the judgment of women. we reject the republican assault on women's reproductive health. it's just plain wrong. when you go to the polls, vote for women's rights. vote for president obama. and our democracy is on the ballot. democrats beef we must curb the influence of special interests on our political institutions. democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests. we must build the economy from the middle out. not the top down. to change policy for the middle
medicare is on the ballot. democrats will preserve and strengthen medicare. republicans will end the medicare guarantee. it's just plain wrong. when you go to the polls, vote for medicare. vote for president obama. social security is on the ballot. democrats enacted it. democrats will fight to preserve it. some republicans want to replace the guarantee of social security with a gamble of private accounts. it's just plain wrong. when you go to the polls, vote for social security. vote for...
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medicare costs are also running higher than expected. darren gersh takes a look at what's driving the changes. >> reporter: 11 million people now depend on social security for disability benefits. but the money in the disability trust fund will now gone by 2016. congress could swap assets from the retirement part of social security and put it into the disability program. but that's just a temporary fix. and it would hurt the rest of social security. the trustees responsible for social security have downshifted their outlook for wages and tax revenues. that's why they are now predicting social security's biggest deficit since 1983. >> congress must begin the process of deciding what levels of benefits and taxation best serve the interests of younger americans who are increasingly uncertain whether they can count on social security. >> reporter: but if congress acts, the obama administration wants a balanced approach. >> we will not support proposals that sow the seeds of their destruction in the name of reform or that shift the cost of he
medicare costs are also running higher than expected. darren gersh takes a look at what's driving the changes. >> reporter: 11 million people now depend on social security for disability benefits. but the money in the disability trust fund will now gone by 2016. congress could swap assets from the retirement part of social security and put it into the disability program. but that's just a temporary fix. and it would hurt the rest of social security. the trustees responsible for social...
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. >> ifill: are doctors padding bills and overcharging medicare? hari sreenivasan examines an investigation into possible fraud. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. intel. sponsors of tomrorow. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the fury over a film that attacks the prophet mohammed spilled into more of the muslim world today, even as the middle east calmed. in several countries, including afghanistan, police used force to defend u.s. diplomatic and military sites. for the first time violent protests that eruptedded last week spread to indonesia. the world's most populous muslim nation. outside th
. >> ifill: are doctors padding bills and overcharging medicare? hari sreenivasan examines an investigation into possible fraud. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. intel. sponsors of tomrorow. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these...
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even the tea party people say keep your hands-off my medicare. i mean they like medicare. and once you start, david's right about financing problems and so forth. but by every measurement it works for the democrats and cuts into that constituency. >> you're saying they got off, and they started going todd aikin, asking him to expand that into a national issue. i mean it doesn't have the legs. i mean it's not an unimportant issue, don't get me wrong but it doesn't have the universal appeal that medicare-- you would have paul ryan having to spend the first third of his speech next week in tampa, defending and explaining his medicare. any time you explain medicare are you losing. >> you don't think that's going to happen. >> i think it will happen. i agree with mark, they got off message this week but they have a bunch of weeks left and it will come back. >> agree spending time talking about the todd aikin was the wrong thing to do. >> let's remember, campaigns don't matter that much. they move a few percentage points. but the things that mat never campaigns are not the indig
even the tea party people say keep your hands-off my medicare. i mean they like medicare. and once you start, david's right about financing problems and so forth. but by every measurement it works for the democrats and cuts into that constituency. >> you're saying they got off, and they started going todd aikin, asking him to expand that into a national issue. i mean it doesn't have the legs. i mean it's not an unimportant issue, don't get me wrong but it doesn't have the universal appeal...
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the feds launch one of the largest crackdowns on medicare fraud. $430 million in scams leads to arrests from coast to coast. >> tom: and we'll introduce you to a company hoping to become the mcdonald's for healthy eaters. >> susie: that and more tonight on nbr! >> tom: it was right back to the campaign trail today for president obama and mitt romney. the president went on the attack after what's been perceived as a lackluster debate performance. and the president accused governor romney of not telling americans the truth about what president obama calls romney's $5 trillion tax plan. darren gersh, tonight, looks at what the real impact of the romney tax plan could be on the american economy. >> reporter: here's where the president gets that $5 trillion number he used again today. governor romney's plan to cut tax rates by 20% would add up to about $5 trillion over ten years, assuming no other changes. but governor romney is planning to make other changes by eliminating tax deductions worth about the same amount. but the president is accurate when he says governor romney is making many p
the feds launch one of the largest crackdowns on medicare fraud. $430 million in scams leads to arrests from coast to coast. >> tom: and we'll introduce you to a company hoping to become the mcdonald's for healthy eaters. >> susie: that and more tonight on nbr! >> tom: it was right back to the campaign trail today for president obama and mitt romney. the president went on the attack after what's been perceived as a lackluster debate performance. and the president accused...
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on medicare, when you ask who is for preserving prorx tecting medicare who has been the champion of it, voters and especially over 65 in states like ohio, pennsylvania, florida and iowa which now are in play i think more, you know, identify with the democrats as being the champion. >> so he's saying democrats can get away with playing around with it more than help cans. >> that's definitely true. republicans have a credibility gap. if they can just fight this to a draw it will be a huge advantage for them. and not to go even further in the weeds and mark already took us, but-- the ryan budget did accept those cuts, mostly because once they are in the baseline and writing a budget it's hard to get them out. he did not take those cuts and spend them on anything else. he left them for medicare and if you are starting from scratch, he would prefer to repeal all of bama care including those cuts and technically they don't hit benefits to cuts but when are you hitting the providers, the physicians and the hospitals as hard as these cut does, year-over-year, they going totally unsustainable.
on medicare, when you ask who is for preserving prorx tecting medicare who has been the champion of it, voters and especially over 65 in states like ohio, pennsylvania, florida and iowa which now are in play i think more, you know, identify with the democrats as being the champion. >> so he's saying democrats can get away with playing around with it more than help cans. >> that's definitely true. republicans have a credibility gap. if they can just fight this to a draw it will be a...
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spending on social security and medicare will almost double over the next ten years. it's the fast-growing part of the budget. >> i think the american people increasingly understand that we have incredibly severe budget problems and they cannot be solved by getting rid of foreign aid and waste fraud and abuse that most of the money that the federal government spends goes to entitlement programs and most of that money goes to middle income seniors. >> reporter: the easy fixes many people offer for our budget problems will do little to solve the problem. consider foreign aid. you'll hear a lot of people suggest we slash it to get our spending under control. but, if the empire state building represented every dollar the federal government spends in a year, cutting out foreign aid completely would only lop off about half a floor. another common suggestion is to cut waste fraud and abuse. but you'll find the biggest source of abuse is not that easy to fix. the i.r.s. figures americans duck out on $385 billion in taxes every year. but fixing that would require much tougher
spending on social security and medicare will almost double over the next ten years. it's the fast-growing part of the budget. >> i think the american people increasingly understand that we have incredibly severe budget problems and they cannot be solved by getting rid of foreign aid and waste fraud and abuse that most of the money that the federal government spends goes to entitlement programs and most of that money goes to middle income seniors. >> reporter: the easy fixes many...
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we're going to put that money back into medicare. gwen: going into these debates we were all probably guilty of setting the expectations bar and it was pretty high for president obama. i think the polls before showed him like 51% thought he was going to win. win.thought romney was going t incumbents. was it an incumbent's curse at the first debate? >> i think there's some of that but in contrast to some of those previous cases where an incumbent had problems in the rstebe. ronald reagan in 1984 lost his train of thought if his first statement. gwen: on the pacific coast highway. >> right. and it gave rise to questions as if he was too old. this was a case that i thought from start to finish governor romney was the dominant character in the debate. he was much more forceful so in that sense its it was a much more decisive ca of seby someb losing. >> there wasn't that single moment that memorable you're no jack kennedy kind of putdown. it was very strong substantive. in fact, the president said this was afic he might not have thought t
we're going to put that money back into medicare. gwen: going into these debates we were all probably guilty of setting the expectations bar and it was pretty high for president obama. i think the polls before showed him like 51% thought he was going to win. win.thought romney was going t incumbents. was it an incumbent's curse at the first debate? >> i think there's some of that but in contrast to some of those previous cases where an incumbent had problems in the rstebe. ronald reagan...
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so while they are talking about the medicare part of the plan. he's going to be talking about the medicate part of the plan. >> they say it might cost him an election. he's not to believe one running. what's the risk? is it the same as it was last year, the rissing k of getting involved with something that has -- risk of getting involved with somethinging that has that cut? >> medicaid perhaps a little bit less. but these are sort of cherished programs and we've seen that since the first ryan budget and we're going to see it again. it's interesting that the balance that the republicans are trying to strike. you don't criticize or distance yourself from paul ryan. newt gingrich found that out when he was critical of a ryan budget but at the same tie they don't want to embrace it completely. so you're seeing them walk this line where they're supportive of the ryan budget but they're not embracing it completely. >> what's his goal? >> again, he was fairly clear that help doesn't think this is going to become law right away. he wants to put out there
so while they are talking about the medicare part of the plan. he's going to be talking about the medicate part of the plan. >> they say it might cost him an election. he's not to believe one running. what's the risk? is it the same as it was last year, the rissing k of getting involved with something that has -- risk of getting involved with somethinging that has that cut? >> medicaid perhaps a little bit less. but these are sort of cherished programs and we've seen that since the...
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and medicaid, and then the medicare product itself, skinnier-- seniors are aging into medicare elig able, particularly with the demographic. >> tom: like the diversified revenue there i have to move on for the one you said ill-prepared, wellpoint, wlp, just under 30 seconds here, what makes you think this business model isn't ready. >> they have a gate deal of exposure to the commercial marketsing particularly the retail individual market and. they are not growing as well in the growing government platforms that i brought up and then finally despite the blue brands and very strong market share in every local market that they are present in, they have not really played a leadership role in bending and being part of the solution. >> two to watch there on either side. how about disclosure, do you have a position on it. >> i don't have a position. >> tom: anna, covering the insurance stocks with us. >> susie: the restaurant business is one of the toughest in the world. more close than open every year and on average the life span is a short two years. so how does one family-owned and ope
and medicaid, and then the medicare product itself, skinnier-- seniors are aging into medicare elig able, particularly with the demographic. >> tom: like the diversified revenue there i have to move on for the one you said ill-prepared, wellpoint, wlp, just under 30 seconds here, what makes you think this business model isn't ready. >> they have a gate deal of exposure to the commercial marketsing particularly the retail individual market and. they are not growing as well in the...
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would medicare competition help contain costs? we go behind vice-presidential nominee paul ryan's proposal to add market competition to the federal program and compare it to health insurance for federal employees. tonight's edition of "need to know" examines how changing demographics are reshaping the political landscape. "america by the numbers" airs tonight on most pbs stations. and tomorrow is american graduate day, when public media partners from around the country present a full day of programming about the nation's school dropout crisis. on "the rundown," we have a lineup of what and when to watch. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and monday is the start of american graduate week on the newshour. the first of five consecutive stories is a conversation with three people who know exactly what it's like to want to drop out of high school. that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stat
would medicare competition help contain costs? we go behind vice-presidential nominee paul ryan's proposal to add market competition to the federal program and compare it to health insurance for federal employees. tonight's edition of "need to know" examines how changing demographics are reshaping the political landscape. "america by the numbers" airs tonight on most pbs stations. and tomorrow is american graduate day, when public media partners from around the country...
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. >> rose: what is your mother's view. >> we both support medicare and wouldn't support reforms to medicare that would hurt her mr. >> the only way to change med compare is accept the fact that my medicare and the people in my generation, i am 41 years old, my medicare if i want it to be reformed in a way that doesn't change the way my mom gets medicare it is going to look different than hers it is probably going to look a lot like some of these proposals that have been out here -- >> like paul ryan would like to see. >> that is one solution. >> rose: is that the solution you agree with. >> it is the only one out there i plea with right now and the only one that is proposed that is serious, when people talk about paul ryan's plan which is also senator widen's plan. >> rose: which is also mitt romney's plan. >> but here is my question if you don't like it what is your plan? that is my response. >> rose: fair enough. >> and i don't know people ask me how do you like it, i say compared to what, right now the only serious plan to say medicare. >> rose: you are saying i like it because it is the
. >> rose: what is your mother's view. >> we both support medicare and wouldn't support reforms to medicare that would hurt her mr. >> the only way to change med compare is accept the fact that my medicare and the people in my generation, i am 41 years old, my medicare if i want it to be reformed in a way that doesn't change the way my mom gets medicare it is going to look different than hers it is probably going to look a lot like some of these proposals that have been out...
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. >> it's open enrollment time for medicare part d. if you're 65 years or older, disabled or a care giver for someone on medicare, you have from now until december 7 to review and modify your prescription drug plan. approximately 49 million people are enrolled in medicare part d and can expect an average annual premium increase of 7%, but increases can vary from as low as 1% to as much as 23%. any changes you make will be effective january 1, 2013. medicare has increased coverage for brand name and generic drugs in the donut hole, the gap between initial coverage limit and maximum coverage and expanded coverage to include depression, alcohol abuse and cardiovascular disease. compare the cost of prescription drugs, both brand name and generic; determine if your preferred pharmacy is in the plan's network; and consider whether you want co-insurance or co-payment coverage or some combination of both. with more benefits, better choices and lower costs, it makes sense to shop and compare. to find a plan, go to: www.medicare.gov. i'm karen g
. >> it's open enrollment time for medicare part d. if you're 65 years or older, disabled or a care giver for someone on medicare, you have from now until december 7 to review and modify your prescription drug plan. approximately 49 million people are enrolled in medicare part d and can expect an average annual premium increase of 7%, but increases can vary from as low as 1% to as much as 23%. any changes you make will be effective january 1, 2013. medicare has increased coverage for...
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they praised medicare in song and even called for expanding it into universal health care for everyone. it seems the republican speaker of the house, john boehner, was coming up from washington to raise funds for republican congressional candidate maggie brooks, the raging granny's wanted to make certain miss brooks didn't sign on to the gop budget which includes custom medicare. the raging grannies channelled a familiar voice, the texas twang of my boss back in 1965, i was a white house assistant at the time and had been working with the president and others on the team, trying to get medicare through congress, even with overwhelming democratic majorities in the house and senate, it was one tough fight. others had tried before us. in his 1948 state of the union message, president harry truman sa said -- >> this great nation cannot afford to let the citizens suffer needlessly from the lack of proper medical care. our ultimate aim is a comprehensive system to protect our people against insecurity and ill health. >> every time harry truman proposed legislation to do just that, congress r
they praised medicare in song and even called for expanding it into universal health care for everyone. it seems the republican speaker of the house, john boehner, was coming up from washington to raise funds for republican congressional candidate maggie brooks, the raging granny's wanted to make certain miss brooks didn't sign on to the gop budget which includes custom medicare. the raging grannies channelled a familiar voice, the texas twang of my boss back in 1965, i was a white house...
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what's missing from the romney-ryan plan for medicare is medicare. so instead of the medicare guarantee, republicans would give seniors a voucher that limits what's covered. costing seniors as much as $6,400 more a year. president obama extended the program's life by eight years while improving seniors' benefits and strengthening the medicare guarantee. the president agrees there should be no vouchers. [applause] romney and ryan will take away women's basic health services and turn a blind eye to insurance discrimination. president obama stands up for women, giving us control over our own health care. romney and ryan would put insurance companies back in control. now, barack obama was raised by kansas women. i know kansas women. they taught him the values of hard work and responsibility and fairness. that's why president obama believes that if you work hard and play by the rules, you deserve the security of health care. governor romney, congressman ryan and their republican colleagues say it's everyone for themselves, and that's fundamentally the cho
what's missing from the romney-ryan plan for medicare is medicare. so instead of the medicare guarantee, republicans would give seniors a voucher that limits what's covered. costing seniors as much as $6,400 more a year. president obama extended the program's life by eight years while improving seniors' benefits and strengthening the medicare guarantee. the president agrees there should be no vouchers. [applause] romney and ryan will take away women's basic health services and turn a blind eye...
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but it knows it wants medicare, that is what the message it. >> they definitely want medicare. >> could i just say that on the day that the todd aiken story broke, i watched both these guys give stump speeches. not one word from either one of them about the so-called social issues. and you know, romney was trying, is trying to move toward the center. but his party just won't let him. >> you guys all talked to people inside the romney campaign. if you would lay out all these arguments as i'm sure you have, what would they say? >> unlike ability is going up. these issues are against you and you've done nothing to fix them, hispanics, women, what would they say in they say you've got it all wrong because we're waiting for our moment, our moment hasn't gone. we've got tons of money. our campaign will redefine, people aren't paying attention, what else? >> those are some of the things they would say. i think in their mind the, you mentioned a bunch of things. you talked about the fact that they are going to have a huge spending, the republicans at large will have a huge spending advantage in
but it knows it wants medicare, that is what the message it. >> they definitely want medicare. >> could i just say that on the day that the todd aiken story broke, i watched both these guys give stump speeches. not one word from either one of them about the so-called social issues. and you know, romney was trying, is trying to move toward the center. but his party just won't let him. >> you guys all talked to people inside the romney campaign. if you would lay out all these...
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. >> reporter: all sides seem to agree, if congress wanted to, it could have simply extended medicare or medicaid to cover all americans. and law professor susan bloch says that could influence justice kennedy's thinking. >> because everyone agrees congress could do this mega- public option, which is much more infringing on our individual choices, that i think will convince kennedy to uphold this. but its a very hard prediction because he was clearly troubled by the law today. >> reporter: we should know where justice kennedy and his colleagues come down on the reach of health care reform by the end of june. that's the traditional deadline for the most historic opinions. darren gersh, "nightly business report," washington. >> susie: our next guest is a health economist who played a key role in developing the healthcare reform law in massachusetts. he's jonathan gruber, professor of economics at m.i.t. hi, jon. >> good to be here. >> susie: so you heard our report. i know you're following this case very carefully. how do you think it's going to play out? will the supreme court strike d
. >> reporter: all sides seem to agree, if congress wanted to, it could have simply extended medicare or medicaid to cover all americans. and law professor susan bloch says that could influence justice kennedy's thinking. >> because everyone agrees congress could do this mega- public option, which is much more infringing on our individual choices, that i think will convince kennedy to uphold this. but its a very hard prediction because he was clearly troubled by the law today....
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also, president obama's plan cut $500 billion from medicare without doing anything to shore up medicare financing. governor romney didn't do anything along those lines. nor did governor romney create an ipab which is very unpopular and will lead to bureaucrats getting in between patients and their doctors. >> suarez: we'll keep watching the numbers and keep talk. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> brown: we continue our coverage of the supreme court's ruling with a blog from gwen ifill on how the momentous day's events unfolded and how many in the news media initially got things all wrong. >> woodruff: and to the analysis of shields and gerson, syndicated columnist mark shields and "washington post" columnist michael gerson, filling in for david brooks. gentlemen, good to you have with us. >> great to be here. >> woodruff: the solt hair ruling-- the health care ruling, mark, what is your take on it. >> my take on it, judy, is i had been unaware of how disspirited, even demoralized democrats had become until that health care decision came down. there was a new spring in d
also, president obama's plan cut $500 billion from medicare without doing anything to shore up medicare financing. governor romney didn't do anything along those lines. nor did governor romney create an ipab which is very unpopular and will lead to bureaucrats getting in between patients and their doctors. >> suarez: we'll keep watching the numbers and keep talk. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> brown: we continue our coverage of the supreme court's ruling...
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medicare costs have been rising far faster than g.d.p. growth plus one percent. >> the way the republicans have set it up, it actually will just shift the cost on to the beneficiaries themselves. if the voucher doesn't cover their medicare they have to reach into their pocket and make up the difference. the median income for a medicare beneficiary is about $22,000-$25,000 a year. those folks cannot really dig into their pockets to make up the difference between the voucher and what medicare actually costs. >> reporter: even with the affordable care act, tracy morgan did have to dig deep into her own pockets. >> i paid a premium. i had a deductible. i went through about $60,000 of our own personal savings which, you know, i feel fortunate to have. i know a lot of people don't have $60,000 to go through. >> reporter: what would you have done had north carolina not adopted affordable care act? >> i would have lost everything. to keep up with the payments. there's no way i would have just stopped them. he probably would have wanted me to. tha
medicare costs have been rising far faster than g.d.p. growth plus one percent. >> the way the republicans have set it up, it actually will just shift the cost on to the beneficiaries themselves. if the voucher doesn't cover their medicare they have to reach into their pocket and make up the difference. the median income for a medicare beneficiary is about $22,000-$25,000 a year. those folks cannot really dig into their pockets to make up the difference between the voucher and what...
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medicare is on the ballot. democrats will preserve and strengthen medicare. republicans will end the medicare guarantee. it's just plain wrong. when you go to the polls, vote for medicare. vote for president obama. social security is on the ballot. democrats enacted it. democrats will fight to preserve it. some republicans want to replace the guarantee of social security with a gamble of private accounts. it's just plain wrong. when you go to the polls, vote for social security. vote for president barak obama. and the hard fought rights of women are on the ballot. democrats trust the judgment of women. we reject the republican assault on women's reproductive health. it's just plain wrong. when you go to the polls, vote for women's rights. vote for president obama. and our democracy is on the ballot. democrats beef we must curb the influence of special interests on our political institutions. democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests. we must build the economy from the middle out. not the top down. to change policy for the middle
medicare is on the ballot. democrats will preserve and strengthen medicare. republicans will end the medicare guarantee. it's just plain wrong. when you go to the polls, vote for medicare. vote for president obama. social security is on the ballot. democrats enacted it. democrats will fight to preserve it. some republicans want to replace the guarantee of social security with a gamble of private accounts. it's just plain wrong. when you go to the polls, vote for social security. vote for...
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here's medicare. we're worried about medicare and we can document that there's at least $100 billion in fraud and medicare. why? why would he have... if the system is designed to be defrauded, why haven't we changed the system? >> woodruff: what about the role that the tax cuts have played that came in under the previous administration under president bush and the two wars, all of which have contributed enormously. >> there's no question that they have contributed but you need to look at their scope. the war is $1.2 trillion, all right? we have unfunded liabilities of $131 trillion in medicare and social security alone. that's with... here's the other thing that most people don't know. government uses government accounting. if you use generally accepted accounting principles our unfunded liabilities right now that your kids, my kids, and our grand kids are going to have to pay for us is $131 trillion. that's a million dollars per child born today in this country >> woodruff: a big part of the argument
here's medicare. we're worried about medicare and we can document that there's at least $100 billion in fraud and medicare. why? why would he have... if the system is designed to be defrauded, why haven't we changed the system? >> woodruff: what about the role that the tax cuts have played that came in under the previous administration under president bush and the two wars, all of which have contributed enormously. >> there's no question that they have contributed but you need to...
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most democrats, a majority voted for medicare part d. and who was the author president bush's legislation for no child left behind? >> rose: edward kennedy. >> edward kennedy the liberal lion. that was not that long ago. how did it go so bad so quickly. >> rose: let me turn to the election where do you see it? >> barack obama being elected in the electoral college. >> rose: but not necessarily in the popular vote. >> not necessarily in the popular vote. president obama has a good, solid lead in the states i think he could lose red states by enormous majorities. >> rose: places like texas-- >> absolutely. look at john kerry's election. if he had gotten 71,000 more votes in ohio, he's president of the united states despite getting three million less popular votes, direct votes, three million less votes. it's one of the reasons i say in the book, we've get to begin the process -- >> rose: what could john kerry have done to have won ohio? >> ( sighs ) many things, many things. the easy way he wins ohio and the election, is answer the swift b
most democrats, a majority voted for medicare part d. and who was the author president bush's legislation for no child left behind? >> rose: edward kennedy. >> edward kennedy the liberal lion. that was not that long ago. how did it go so bad so quickly. >> rose: let me turn to the election where do you see it? >> barack obama being elected in the electoral college. >> rose: but not necessarily in the popular vote. >> not necessarily in the popular vote....
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i hear a system of a couple of test test ogramswe're talk being social security and medicare that have accounting short falls, and those can be addressed through public policys in ways they think are not only essential to ensure that those programs have the durability they should, but are very much within the realm of policy management. we can do this. it's actually not all that hard. >> it may not be all that hard. i see the arithmetic he's talking about, but the problem is, if we want to make these programs work, you have basically two answers. you can raise taxes a whole lot, or can you cut when people are expecting a whole lot. and so gee whiz, why haven't we had this discussion for the last 30 years. >> again, that's a reasonable point. and i think the solution is going to involve more tax revenue and cuts on the benefit side. that's different than the divisive framework -- i'm not saying nick brought us there. but we're into this debate that doesn't represent reality when, as you said, at some point, you're a maker, other points you're a taker. that applies to everyone. >> quickl
i hear a system of a couple of test test ogramswe're talk being social security and medicare that have accounting short falls, and those can be addressed through public policys in ways they think are not only essential to ensure that those programs have the durability they should, but are very much within the realm of policy management. we can do this. it's actually not all that hard. >> it may not be all that hard. i see the arithmetic he's talking about, but the problem is, if we want...
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part of it would means test social security, medicare benefits. in order, the benefits would go down for those at the higher income levels. we had the economist paul krugman on the "newshour" last night who said that, you know, not only do the polls show many american oppose, this but he said the benefit you get, the money that would be raised from doing that is really not enough to overcome the pain that he said it would cause lower and middle-income americans. >> well, first of all, it would cause no pain to lower and middle-income citizens because they wouldn't be affected. and i agree, it's only one of the things that needs to occur. it's a small part. there are many manager transformative things that need to happen in social security and medicare and my bill outlines both transformative things to really make them solvent. there's a $27 trillion unfund liebilityd there. let's go to me-- why in the world would american citizens subsidize my medicare? i've been very successful in business. i've been very fortunate to be in a country that allows
part of it would means test social security, medicare benefits. in order, the benefits would go down for those at the higher income levels. we had the economist paul krugman on the "newshour" last night who said that, you know, not only do the polls show many american oppose, this but he said the benefit you get, the money that would be raised from doing that is really not enough to overcome the pain that he said it would cause lower and middle-income americans. >> well, first...
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we need to protect medicare and social security and medicaid for our most vulnerable citizens. in order that, everybody has to pay their fair share. that means changing our tax code, reforming it in a way that billionaires and billionaires are not paying a much lower tax rate than regular folks out there. >> ifill: we'll be watching for the president's words tonight. thank you very much for joining us. >> thanks for having me, gwen. it's always a pleasure. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour, the g.o.p. presidential campaign heats up in florida; the candidates' wealth and taxes; the analysis of david brooks and ruth marcus; russian dissidents in st. petersburg; the plea deal in the haditha killings; and a grilling for the nation's financial watchdog. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: forces loyal to moammar gadhafi have seized control of a key city in libya, three months after the dictator's death. they retook the former gadhafi stronghold of bani walid today, after clashing for hours with revolutionary forces. it is the most
we need to protect medicare and social security and medicaid for our most vulnerable citizens. in order that, everybody has to pay their fair share. that means changing our tax code, reforming it in a way that billionaires and billionaires are not paying a much lower tax rate than regular folks out there. >> ifill: we'll be watching for the president's words tonight. thank you very much for joining us. >> thanks for having me, gwen. it's always a pleasure. >> woodruff: still...
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. >> reporter: there are two major government healthcare programs: medicare for the elderly, and medicaid for the poor. americans who qualify for both programs are a major target of the wellpoint amerigroup merger. officially, these patients are called dual-eligibles. and because they tend to be plagued with medical problems, they're very expensive to insure. the flip side is that they are among the most desirable patients for managed care firms: >> the dual eligible expansion opportunity is tremendous and was a driving force for this transaction. recent estimates have indicated that approximately nine million people who are dually eligible for both medicare and medicaid today account for approximately $300 billion in annual healthcare spending. >> reporter: the federal government covers the cost for medicare, but it splits the cost for medicaid with the states. so states are desperately trying to reduce their healthcare costs and they're turning to private, managed care firms like amerigroup for help. >> by shifting money for the dual-eligibles into managed care, they'll be able to reduc
. >> reporter: there are two major government healthcare programs: medicare for the elderly, and medicaid for the poor. americans who qualify for both programs are a major target of the wellpoint amerigroup merger. officially, these patients are called dual-eligibles. and because they tend to be plagued with medical problems, they're very expensive to insure. the flip side is that they are among the most desirable patients for managed care firms: >> the dual eligible expansion...
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couldn't you say the sending about medicare? >> professor charles fried it addressed this with ezra klein of "the washington post." he made the point that healthcare is a national problem, and national interest that can and should be regulated and has been regulated, as with medicare, and that the individual mandate should be held constitutional. i think it is the position that a lot of people take, those who are conservative as well. >> charles, if the court strikes down the whole olaw, a single payer system will be inevitable. >> if i had to choose between that system, the canadian system, and the monstrosity that obamacare was going to be, or perhaps will become financially ruinous, intellectually incredibly dishonest, and unworkable, i would choose the canadian system and the american people would. before we go to a canadian system, assuming the law is struck down, we will try the conservative alternative, which would begin with tort reform, which would have to do with competition. i think that would be the more proximal alt
couldn't you say the sending about medicare? >> professor charles fried it addressed this with ezra klein of "the washington post." he made the point that healthcare is a national problem, and national interest that can and should be regulated and has been regulated, as with medicare, and that the individual mandate should be held constitutional. i think it is the position that a lot of people take, those who are conservative as well. >> charles, if the court strikes down...
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a lot of the legislation that helps save medicare is bipartisan. when the country gets to hear about the real plan they'll like it instead of the demonizing of the politics to try to destroy somebody for offering an idea. >> brown: one more thing. he does come from congress. now congress, with due respect, not all that popular. >> yes but he is so anti-congress. he's the guy that's been trying to change it. and i think that's what, if you look at his background and what he's thought for. you look at his own district. he comes from a democrat district. he comes from a middle class democrat district that obama has carried. he's able to listen and reach independent democrats. i just hope he gets the opportunity to go across this country and others get to know him because they're going to really like him. >> brown: kevin mccarthy, thanks so much. >> thanks jeff. congressman mccarthy of course is a loyal lieutenant to house speaker john baron wh baron boew on the floor speaker of the house of representatives. >> delegates, alternates, ladies and gentlem
a lot of the legislation that helps save medicare is bipartisan. when the country gets to hear about the real plan they'll like it instead of the demonizing of the politics to try to destroy somebody for offering an idea. >> brown: one more thing. he does come from congress. now congress, with due respect, not all that popular. >> yes but he is so anti-congress. he's the guy that's been trying to change it. and i think that's what, if you look at his background and what he's thought...
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just as medicare was adjusted and improved over time, so it would be with health care reform. however, if the affordable care act fails this constitutional test, no one will touch health care reform for another 20 years. and that is a very scary prospect. i am steve ullmann. >> tom: that's "nightly business report" for monday, april 2. i'm tom hudson. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
just as medicare was adjusted and improved over time, so it would be with health care reform. however, if the affordable care act fails this constitutional test, no one will touch health care reform for another 20 years. and that is a very scary prospect. i am steve ullmann. >> tom: that's "nightly business report" for monday, april 2. i'm tom hudson. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: captioning sponsored by...
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the vice-presidential candidates will slug it out on the economy, medicare and taxes. they may be number two on the ticket, but these men hope they can make this another crucial turning point in an election that is now almost a dead heat. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: vice-presidential debates are often more entertaining than important, but not this time. joe biden will be trying to beat back the romney bump from the first presidential debate; and paul ryan will be working to stretch mitt romney's debate double into a home run. >> if ryan does really, really well, it could possibly fundamentally make this a real horse race, not just nationally but in the battleground states. so, i think there is a lot of expectation on both sides for what this debate possible could do. >> reporter: if you thought the first presidential debate was bogged down in statistics and policy details, you'll have more fun tonight. debate veterans are expecting fireworks. jeff nesbit was press secretary for former vice-president dan quayle. >> while both of them can go deep on wonky politics
the vice-presidential candidates will slug it out on the economy, medicare and taxes. they may be number two on the ticket, but these men hope they can make this another crucial turning point in an election that is now almost a dead heat. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: vice-presidential debates are often more entertaining than important, but not this time. joe biden will be trying to beat back the romney bump from the first presidential debate; and paul ryan will be working to stretch...